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Old 04-09-2009, 09:45 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Aero modding a 4x4

Vehicle; 2009 Toyota Tacoma 4x4 2.7 4cyl 5 spd
Driving environment; Calgary, Alberta 50% city 50% highway ( prairies and mountains) snow is finally melting ( but it will snow here almost every month of the year, that does include june and july even if it doesn't stick)

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1. semi stock appearance or at least live able, sorry guys not a big fan of moonies
2. remain off-road capable, (it is a truck and I do tread lightly when I am off-road) so keeping the ground clearance.

Plans
1. partial grill block
2. bed cover is already on
3. partial belly pan - both mesh and puck board, probably the dirtiest area of the truck next to the bed.

with hypermilling I'm ~10% above epa, dependant on traffic most mods are on the drivers side, alot of pulse and glide (decent sized hills around here) tires at 42psi, and no a/c

will post results sometime this weekend


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Old 04-09-2009, 09:53 PM   #2 (permalink)
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What is the truck?

If it doesn't have skid plates, you might want to get as many as you can, and fill in the gaps between them with plastic.

Edit: Oh wait your name is CDNTacoma so it's probably a Tacoma
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Old 04-09-2009, 09:56 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Old 04-09-2009, 09:57 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Grille block and sealing the little gaps in the front.

Also a ScanGauge. Best little tool for MPG maximization.
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Old 04-09-2009, 10:09 PM   #5 (permalink)
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its got the stock skid plate, partly where i'm planning some mounting points
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Old 04-09-2009, 10:13 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Yeah, I second the call for a ScanGauge or MPGuino if you don't have one already (or OEM instrumentation). Everyone needs a game gauge.


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